Tanya Mosley
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Our guest today is comedian and talk show host Roy Wood Jr. We'll be right back after a short break. I'm Tanya Mosley, and this is Fresh Air.
Our guest today is comedian and talk show host Roy Wood Jr. We'll be right back after a short break. I'm Tanya Mosley, and this is Fresh Air.
Our guest today is comedian and talk show host Roy Wood Jr. We'll be right back after a short break. I'm Tanya Mosley, and this is Fresh Air.
Roy, your CNN News quiz show, Have I Got News For You, was picked up for a second season. Congrats. Well, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Describe the show for folks who haven't seen it.
Roy, your CNN News quiz show, Have I Got News For You, was picked up for a second season. Congrats. Well, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Describe the show for folks who haven't seen it.
Roy, your CNN News quiz show, Have I Got News For You, was picked up for a second season. Congrats. Well, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Describe the show for folks who haven't seen it.
But there was also a lot of hand-wringing in the United States about this show when it was first announced because with us being so polarized, would Americans be able to make fun of themselves in a political climate? What was that first season like? How do you feel now that you've ended that, you're stepping into second season and you're taking on a new administration role?
But there was also a lot of hand-wringing in the United States about this show when it was first announced because with us being so polarized, would Americans be able to make fun of themselves in a political climate? What was that first season like? How do you feel now that you've ended that, you're stepping into second season and you're taking on a new administration role?
But there was also a lot of hand-wringing in the United States about this show when it was first announced because with us being so polarized, would Americans be able to make fun of themselves in a political climate? What was that first season like? How do you feel now that you've ended that, you're stepping into second season and you're taking on a new administration role?
You're taking on a lot of newness in the news.
You're taking on a lot of newness in the news.
You're taking on a lot of newness in the news.
When you announced that you were leaving The Daily Show in 2023, I mean, people were shocked. They couldn't believe that you'd leave what looked like this cushy dream job. And you were pretty direct on why. But now that you've landed and you've created many things for yourself since then, I'm wondering if that answer is still the same. Like, how are you reflecting on your decision to leave?
When you announced that you were leaving The Daily Show in 2023, I mean, people were shocked. They couldn't believe that you'd leave what looked like this cushy dream job. And you were pretty direct on why. But now that you've landed and you've created many things for yourself since then, I'm wondering if that answer is still the same. Like, how are you reflecting on your decision to leave?
When you announced that you were leaving The Daily Show in 2023, I mean, people were shocked. They couldn't believe that you'd leave what looked like this cushy dream job. And you were pretty direct on why. But now that you've landed and you've created many things for yourself since then, I'm wondering if that answer is still the same. Like, how are you reflecting on your decision to leave?
I mean, you said complacency is as dangerous as failure because you could look up one day and you're in a worse place. You could stay at a job and that job could still fire you.
I mean, you said complacency is as dangerous as failure because you could look up one day and you're in a worse place. You could stay at a job and that job could still fire you.